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STEELE v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF LEON CTY., FLA.

No. 71-2265.

448 F.2d 767 (1971)

Clifford N. STEELE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 3, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew S. Days, III, Jack Greenberg, Norman J. Chachkin, New York City, Earl M. Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

C. Graham Carothers, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The district court, sua sponte, dismissed this school integration case after making a finding that the school system was desegregated and unitary in nature. Plaintiffs-appellants urge on this appeal that the cause should not have been dismissed, but rather should be maintained on the inactive docket for the next three school years, during which time the school district would be required to file status reports on the state of desegregation in the school...

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